"Will we keep Tebow? Absolutely," Johnson said. "He'll be with us for three years, and I think he's going to be a real valuable asset in terms of helping us win games."

Johnson also backed Mark Sanchez in the interview and said that there's no plans to supplant him as the starter anytime soon.

"I see the same things in Mark Sanchez that I saw when I first met him," Johnson said. "He's still a young quarterback, this is probably the most difficult position athletically and mentally that there is in all of sports."

He said that he wasn't trying to bolster Sanchez's confidence by saying these things, but that "we think he's that good."

When asked if he would never consider a switch at quarterback, Johnson said: "Never is a long, long time period."

Johnson said that the Jets should have done a better job accounting for Texans' DE J.J. Watt, who tipped a pass that caused an interception and another that cost a touchdown.

"Essentially, don't throw in that area or throw extremely high," Johnson said. "He's 6'6, can jump 30 inches, so he's probably like 15 feet by the time you add it all up."